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People, Technology, InnovationsThe trade fair for agricultural machinery!

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by decision of theGerman Bundestag

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ECONOMIC AND TRADE MISSIONEMBASSY OF ISRAEL

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Growing Population. Increasing Demand. Excellent Business.Southeast Asia is already known for its immense production of commodities and at the same time is one of the regions with the highest population growth and a rapidly growing middle class. The need for higher yields, increased product quality, the shortage of labor and farm inputs as well as the climate change are only some of the challenges, which have to be overcome to cope with the future demand.

The Agrifuture Conference will address these topics with influential stakeholders to be better prepared for tomorrow’s agri-business.

Reasons to attend Agrifuture Conference

➥ Access to market data, industry figures and the latest trends of the region

➥ Discussion platform and source for ideas, innovations, and new business opportunities

➥ Best practices at selected farms

➥ Networking opportunities with international manufacturers and agri-leaders from Asia-Pacific

➥ Direct contact to representatives of the government and the most important institutions and organizations of Asia-Pacific’s agriculture industry

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International and regional experts will be presenting and discussing key issues of agri-business focusing on the special needs of the Asia-Pacific markets.

Updates and all speakers at www.agritechnica-asia.com/agrifuture-conference/#speakers

Extract of speakers

Dr. Wolfgang H. PfeifferHarvestPlus, USA

Hiroto KimuraSIAM KUBOTA Corporation Co., Ltd., Thailand

Martin GummertInternational Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines

Dr. Klaus ErdleDLG e.V. (German Agricultural Society)

Djaja WismanPT Nestlé Indonesia, Dairy Working Group of PISAgro, Indonesia

Dr. Dares KittiyopasThai Society of Agricultural Engineering; Department of Agricultural Extension, Thailand

Dr. Michal LevyIsraeli Ministry of Agriculture

Claudia EbachThe Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Dr. Naveen Kulkarni, Syngenta Crop Protection Ltd, Thailand

Dr. Ron PoratDepartment of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, The Volcani Center, Israel

Dr. Nobutaka ItoFaculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Dr. Pipat WeerathawornNational Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Michael O'ConnorGessner Industries Pty Ltd, Australia

Roland TreitlerGerman Corporation for Interna-tional Cooperation GmbH GIZ

Mag. Igor DolinarKey Account manager, APV – Technische Produkte GmbH, Austria

Asst. Prof. Dr. Siriwat SakhonwaseeMaejo University, Thailand

Conference ProgramDecember 2nd 201907:30 am Opening of delegate registration

Opening Ceremony Room: Auditorium9:00 am • Welcome Speech

Mr. Bernd Koch, Managing Director, DLG International GmbH (German Agricultural Society)• Supporting Speech

Mrs. Claudia Ebach, Counsellor for Food and Agriculture, The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

• Keynote Speech Mr.Phisanu Milintanush, Vice President and General Manager – Sales, Marketing and Service of SIAM KUBOTA Corporation Co., Ltd.

• Opening Speech Mr. Anan Suwannarat, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand

9:45 am Coffee break

Morning Session 1: New Ag-Business Opportunities Room: Auditorium 10:00 am Keynote: HarvestPlus: Catalyzing biofortified food systems with partners in supply chain and

market development Dr. Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer, Director, Research & Development, Director Asia, HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA

10:20 am Best Practice: Djoni Wesida from PT Great Giant Pineapple Djoni Wesida, Managing Director, PT Great Giant Pineapple, Indonesia

10:40 am Value chain upgrading from harvesting to markets for sustainable rice production Mr. Martin Gummert, Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines

11:00 am Agri Innovation and Solutions for the FutureMr. Amnart Butthongkamwong, Kubota Solutions Department Manager, SIAM KUBOTA Corporation Co., Ltd., Thailand

11:20 am Dairy farming in Indonesia, current situation and outlook in the next 5 years Mr. Djaja Wisman, Director - Sustainable Agriculture Development & Procurement, PT Nestlé Indonesia, on behalf of the Dairy Working Group of PISAgro, Indonesia

11:40 am Pre-conditions for smart agriculture Dr. Dares Kittiyopas, President, Thai Society of Agricultural Engineering; Deputy Director-General, Department of Agricultural Extension, Thailand

12:00-13:00 pm Lunch break

Afternoon Session 1: Novel Tools for Smart Crop Management Room: Auditorium13:00 pm Keynote: Boosting Agricultural Innovation

Dr. Michal Levy, Senior Deputy Director-General of Agricultural Innovation, Israeli Ministry of Agriculture13:20 pm Science Mission – Exploring research to shape the AgriFuture

Moderated by Claudia Ebach, Counsellor for Food and Agriculture, The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bangkok.Novel Hyperspectral Sensors for Quantitative Assessment of Health and Nutrition States of Crop PlantsRalf Opierzynski, Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF), Head of Fraunhofer IFF ASEAN Regional Office Bangkok, GermanySensor Network Driven Water Management for DurianDr. Nathalie Wuyts, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Plant Sciences (IBG-2), GermanyKeep your harvest cool – Smart energy islands for storage in ASEAN regionProf. Dr.-Ing. Eduard Siemens, Head of the Future Internet Lab Anhalt (FILA), Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany

15:00 pm Water saving irrigation management and Smart Control systems from Bauer GroupMr. Klaus Ferk, Sales Director Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Röhren- und Pumpenwerk Bauer Gesellschaft m.b.H., Austria

15:20 pm The sustainable way of farming: Perspectives and machine solutions for Asia from APVMr. Igor Dolinar, Key Account Manager, APV – Technische Produkte GmbH

15:40 pm How to creatively innovate Agriculture business in Thailand, case study, CORO FIELD & SV GroupMitdanai Sathavonmanee, CEO, CORO FIELD & SV Group, Thailand

16:00 pm Manure Application for Improved Nutrient Management in Crops Mr. Sebastian Smija, Sales Manager Asia / Pacific, Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH, Germany

16:20 pm Harvesting and storage technology to increase yield quality Dr. Ron Porat, Head of Dept. of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel

16:40 pm How the Asian Agrifuture can be achieved Dr. Nobutaka Ito, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Afternoon Session 2: Innovations in Sugarcane Farming Room: Workshop Room 1

13:00 pm Innovation and Changes of the Southeast Asian Sugar Industry Dr. Pipat Weerathaworn, Committee for Agricultural and Biological Research Group, National Research Council of Thailand; Thai Bioplastics Industry Association (TBIA)

13:20 pm Mechanisation of Sugarcane Farms in SE Asia Michael O’Connor, Sales Director, GESSNER INDUSTRIES, Australia

13:40 pm Improving Sugarcane yields through new technologies Dr. Naveen Kulkarni, Abiotic Stress Management & New Technology Lead, Product Biology, APAC, Syngenta Crop Protection Ltd., Thailand

Afternoon Session 3: Laser Levelling in Rice Production Room: Workshop Room 2

13:00 pm Round Table: Laser Levelling in Thailand moderated by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Rice Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC)

Afternoon Session 4: Vertical Farming – The Future of Asia’s Food Security Room: Workshop Room 4

13:00 pm Panel Discussion: Global and Local challenges and Opportunities of Vertical Farming moderated by Mrs. Christine Zimmermann-Loessl, Association for Vertical Farming, Germany• Ralph Becker, CEO & Founder, Urban Greens• Jasper den Besten, Senior Lecturer, HAS Den Bosch University• Dr. Ulrich Eder, Senior Lawyer, Certified Tax Advisor and Managing Director of PUGNATORIUS Ltd.

14:10 pm Upcoming Trends in Vertical Farming Asst. Prof. Dr. Siriwat Sakhonwasee, Lecturer and Researcher, Faculty of Agricultural Production, Maejo University, Thailand

Afternoon Session 5: Upcoming Sources & Concepts for Financing Mechanization Room: Workshop Room 1

15:00 pm Crucial factors for financing investments in agricultural machinery and the impacts of subsidiesMr. Johannes Buschmeier, Managing Director/ CEO, AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants GmbH,Germany

15:20 pm Financial Innovation for Mitigation Measures in the Agricultural SectorMr. Roland Treitler, Financial Advisor, German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ)

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Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) approach for food security and sustainability in Agriculture: the case of ThailandDr. Maliwan Naconsie, Research Scientist expertise in plant molecular biology and biotechnology, The Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA), ThailandBest Practice: Jagath Fernando from Jagro (Pvt) LimitedJagath Fernando, Chairman / Managing Director, Jagro (PVT) Ltd., Sri Lanka

Farming Mechanization Alongside the Urbanization of ChinaMs. Leely Zhang, Managing Director, DLG Beijing Agricultural Technology Service Co. Ltd., China

Afternoon Session 6: Start-Up Session: Enable Southeast Asia Room: Workshop Room 4

15.00 pm Opening remark: Enabling Investments and Start-Ups: Enable Southeast AsiaRepresentative from the Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ThailandKeynote: Thailand as regional production and innovation hub for BCG and Agrifood sectorMr. Chokedee Kaewsang is a Deputy Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)Keynote: Innovation through collaboration in AgriFood & WaterTechHow can established companies and startups work successfully together to tackle existing problems in the region?Mr. Matthias Schmidt-Rex, CEO & Co-Founder of SmartHectar Innovation(Germany) and initiator of Enable Southeast AsiaKeynote: Investment opportunities in the agrifood & watertech sector and how to attract European startups to start their business in Southeast Asia?Christopher Aw, Managing Partner, Pandan Ventures, SingaporePromising business models and startup landscape in agrifood and watertechLeon John Herrmann, Investment Manager, Kejora Ventures (Jakarta), IndonesiaUber for Agriculture MachinesK. Preamsak Tannamjai, CEO and Co-founder, Getztrac, ThailandEmpowering AgTech through Drone based TechnologyJX Cheong, CEO and founder, Poladrone, Malaysia

See the updated conference program at www.agritechnica-asia.com/agrifuture-conference/#conferenceprogram

CORO FIELD is a new Japanese style agro-tourist destination, the first of its kind in Thailand, located in Suan Phueng District, Ratchaburi Province. With over 104 rai worth of land within our purview, CORO FIELD is focused on cultivating rare strains of crops from around the world in our state of the art facilities and watering them only mineral water to ensure that we only harvest top quality produce. Currently, we at CORO FIELD invite you to visit our First phase in which we have 3 zones opened including:

1. CORO Café - a place to enjoy food from the farm

2. CORO Market - a place to purchase our organically grown fresh produce

3. CORO Garden – plant and pick your own vegetables

Visit Progressive Farms on Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Zone 1 is KUBOTA (Agri) Solutions – introducing the background and concepts of comprehensive agriculture developed by Siam Kubota and offers consultancy to farmers.

Zone 2 exhibits the Best Practice Farm Management, to demonstrate rice precision farming under the concept of reduce

cost and increase productivity with Crop Calendar applying technique in farm management.

Zone 3 is High Revenue Farming, to demonstrate the method of farm management in middle scale (10-15 rai) to get high revenue return by applying cultivate planning, land management

with new theory of farming and machinery solutions.

Zone 4 is Field Crops, to demonstrate modern farming including cassava, sugarcane, and maize with precision farming concept of total process machin-ery usage

KUBOTA Farm is powered by KUBOTA Agri Solutions (KAS) utilizing comprehensive agricultural innovation to enhance agricultural accuracy and efficiency for worthwhile results in every square meter, in addition to improving sustainable revenue management. KUBOTA Farm is divided into four zones:

Selected farms will be visited. Experts will demonstrate and discuss the use of agricultural techniques and modern technology for optimizing farming efficiency in various kinds of crops i.e. rice, sugarcane, cassava, maize, oil palm and vegetables. The farm visits are officially supported by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany.

Departure at Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel: 07:30 am

Arrival at Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel: 18:00 pm

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Contact us:Ms. Katharina Staske Ms. Wanwisa WongkasitDLG International GmbH VNU Exhibitions Asia-Pacific Co., Ltd.Project Manager Project ManagerTel. +49 69 24788 2 82 Tel. +66 2 670 0900 ext. 209K.Staske@DLG.org wanwisa@vnuexhibitionsap.com

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Attractive Conference and Exhibition VenueStrategically located in the heart of Southeast Asia, Bangkok is only a few hours flight away from fast-growing markets. True Digital Park is Thailand’s first and Southeast Asia’s largest startup and tech entrepreneurs campus – perfectly suited to discuss the future of Asia’s agricultural market. In the center of Bangkok’s emerging innovation district on Sukhumvit Road it is easily accessible for all commuters via BTS sky train.

Detailed information at www.agritechnica-asia.com/agrifuture-conference/#location

Get your ticketAll delegates are invited to join the networking dinner on Monday, 2 December 2019 and visits to progressive farms on Tuesday, 3 December 2019.

Both networking events are officially supported by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany. Registered delegates will receive a registration link for these networking events in October.

Delegate Ticket: 480 USD (~15,000 Baht)

• Access to the conference which includes the exhibition• 1-night accommodation at the Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel• Breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks• Conference kit

Delegate Ticket - Group of 4 people (40% off): Save more by coming with your colleagues! (280 USD or 9,000 Baht each only) 1,920 USD ➞ 1,120 USD (~36,000 Baht)

• Access to the conference which includes the exhibition• 1-night accommodation (2 double rooms) at the Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel• Breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks• 4 conference kits

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